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How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
Florida

Angry at DeSantis, Fla. Students Take to the Streets — and Take a Banned Lesson

Beth Hawkins
family-school partnerships

Florida High School’s ‘Parent University’ Helps Navigate Learning Recovery

Joshua Bay
innovation

How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
school boards

Are Partisan School Board Races Good or Bad? Legislation Goes to Florida Senate for Consideration

Danielle J. Brown
libraries

As Book Banning Becomes More Popular, Experts Say Some Libraries Will Just Close

Elaine S. Povich
Keeping it 100

The Mis-Education of Black Students: Teaching the Truth in a Time of Oppression

Sharif El-Mekki
school choice

Florida Just Became the Nation’s Biggest School Choice Laboratory

Kevin Mahnken
Florida

Why Republicans in Florida Are Proposing Move to Partisan School Boards

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

Florida Lawmakers Propose Later School Start Time So Kids Can Get Much-Needed Sleep

Danielle J. Brown
school choice

Florida School Choice Bill Has a Hidden Reform: Part-Time Enrollment

Kevin Mahnken
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‘It’s Erasing History’: Daryl Scott on Black Studies and the AP Clash in Florida

Kevin Mahnken
Florida

Feds Award Near $10 Million to Fund Mental Health Services in FL Schools

Danielle J. Brown
Analysis

How Teachers Can Shield Students from Harm as Debates Rage over Race and Gender

Julia Kaufman
Florida

Hundreds March on Florida Capitol Over AP African American Studies Curriculum

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

DeSantis’s Attack on AP, SAT & College Board Creates Uncertain Future for FL High Schoolers

Danielle J. Brown
School (In)Security

5 Years After Parkland, Police Still Lack Procedures on Stopping Mass Shooters

Mark Keierleber
LGBTQ Students

Survey: More Than Half of LGBTQ Florida Parents Are Thinking About Moving

Beth Hawkins
teacher pay

DeSantis Eyes $200 Million Raise for Florida Teachers; Educators Say Not Enough

Danielle J. Brown
The New Normal

Schools’ New Normal: Teacher Shortages, Repeat Meals, Late Buses, Canceled Classes

Marianna McMurdock, Joshua Bay & Meghan Gallagher
National School Choice Week

School Choice Works in Rural America — Just Take a Look at Florida

Ron Matus
National School Choice Week

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

Linda Jacobson
book bans

Training For Public School Librarians Could Mean More Book Bans and Censorship

Danielle J. Brown
leadership

Report: Half of Largest School Districts Changed Leaders Since Pandemic

Linda Jacobson
Union Report

Both Sides Claim Victory on Education, but No Clear Lessons from Midterms

Mike Antonucci
EDlection 2022

DeSantis Solidifies Control of FL Ed Policy With Pickup of 6 School Board Seats

Linda Jacobson
EDlection 2022

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Who Leveraged Parent Outrage Over Schools, Wins Big in FL

Mark Keierleber
hurricane Ian

More Than Month After Ian: Southwest FL Schools Still Struggling, Adapting After Hurricane Damage

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

Some 1,400 Florida Schools Receive $200 Million in ‘School Recognition’ Funds

Danielle J. Brown
death penalty

WATCH — Jurors Recommend Life Sentence for Parkland Gunman Who Killed 17

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education

‘Until Further Notice’: 5 Districts Still Closed After Ian, Disrupting FL’s Ed System

Danielle J. Brown
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Video — Florida Teen Invents World’s First Sustainable Electric Vehicle Motor

Jim Fields
EDlection 2022

Touting Education Record, DeSantis Outlines Agenda for Beating the ‘Elites’

Linda Jacobson
AR-15

New Year, New Fear: Students Return to Schools with Beefed-Up Security Post-Uvalde

Mark Keierleber
EDlection 2022

Former COVID Data Whistleblower, Now Congressional Candidate With Bold K-12 Plan

Asher Lehrer-Small
EDlection 2022

DeSantis-Backed Candidates Rack Up School Board Wins Across Florida

Linda Jacobson
Colorado

Principals Traumatized by School Shootings Release Guide to Recovery

Mark Keierleber
Florida

Fewer Than Half of Florida Students Passed Key Math Exam; Only 1 in 5 Proficient

Danielle J. Brown
ACLU

ACLU-Backed Lawsuit Charges Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Law Is Unconstitutional

Asher Lehrer-Small
Florida

Fewer than Half of Florida 5th Graders Passed State Science Exam

Danielle J. Brown
CDC

Schools Brace For Monkeypox Outbreak With Little Guidance to Guide Response

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

Fl. Congressman Crist Goes After DeSantis’ School System; Launches Platform

Danielle J. Brown
Civics

New ‘Civics Career Academies’ for FL Teens Raise Questions About Curriculum and Money

Danielle J. Brown
DeSantis

DeSantis Calls on Conservative Moms at National Summit to Fight ‘Leftist’ Agenda

Laura Cassels
Assessment

‘Long Road to Recovery’: Math, Reading Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Linda Jacobson
Florida

Florida’s New Civics Ed Training Igniting Questions of Religious Indoctrination

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

Educator’s View: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules Don’t Have to Silence Teachers

Byron Flitsch
discrimination

LGBTQ Teachers Face Discrimination, Hate — and Their Own Fears

Ferial Pearson
administrative leave

Uvalde School Police Chief Placed on Leave

Mark Keierleber
DeWine

Ohio Teachers May Soon Carry Guns. Among Experts’ Safety Concerns: Racial Bias

Asher Lehrer-Small
AR-15

After Uvalde Shooting, Parkland Survivors Head Up Huge Gun Safety Rally — Again

Mark Keierleber
critical race theory

Florida, Critical Race Theory and the Future of Textbooks

Morgan Polikoff
Florida

Florida’s Alarming Reading Scores: Third-Grade Test Shows Only 1 in 4 Proficient

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

Policy Changes Regarding Opioid Overdoses and Seizures Coming to FL Schools

Danielle J. Brown
book bans

Survey: Nearly ½ of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide in the Last Year

Mark Keierleber
Abortion

Half of States Set to Ban Abortion Have No Sex Ed Requirements

Asher Lehrer-Small
DeSantis

Teachers Using Handcuffs & Zip-Ties on Students? New Law to Ban Extreme Measures

Danielle J. Brown
American Education’s Most Turbulent Year

Exclusive: Large Districts Losing Students; Boom Towns, Virtual Schools Growing

Linda Jacobson
Florida

Experts Call FL’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Bill ‘Flatly Unconstitutional’

Greg Toppo
book bans

DeSantis Approves Boost to Parental Input on School Library Books; Critics Fear Bans

Danielle J. Brown
federal funding

Feds Set Aside Financial Resources for HBCUs Affected by Bomb Threats, Including Florida Private Universities

Isaac Morgan
Pandemic

Florida House Wants $200 Million to 'Reward' Schools Following DeSantis on Masks

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

Principal's View: Creating Schools With the Workplace in Mind

Michael Meechin
censorship

Florida Passes 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill: Inside the Senate Vote & National Backlash

Danielle J. Brown
Florida

Republican Senator Wanted to Soften So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill; His Colleagues Didn’t Want To

Danielle J. Brown
Pandemic

Florida House Docks $200 Million From School Districts Over COVID Mask Rules

Danielle J. Brown
censorship

Is Florida GOP Censoring Education Under Guise of 'Individual Freedom'?

Danielle J. Brown
book bans

Censorship & Fear Forcing Educators to Pull Books From Florida School Libraries

Danielle J. Brown
critical race theory

Florida Law Would Whitewash Conversations About Race & Gender, Advocates Warn

Danielle J. Brown
child sex abuse

Inside FLA.'S K-5 Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Program

Cherie Benjoseph
censorship

Lawmakers May Censor Talk of Race, Gender in FL Schools, Workplaces

Danielle J. Brown
National School Choice Week

Black Student Enrollment Is Up in FL Schools of Choice — & So Is Achievement

Denisha Merriweather
Florida

Feds to Send Florida $86.9M for School Meals Amid Supply-Chain Challenges

Laura Cassels
critical race theory

State Leaders Look to Restrict How Teachers and Employers Can Talk About Race

Danielle J. Brown
education

Handcuffs on Students? Florida Lawmakers Hope to End Practice

Danielle J. Brown
Pandemic

Florida Governor: States Closing Schools During Omicron Are Being 'Absurd'

Imani Thomas
Pandemic

Following Federal Scrutiny, FL Education Officials Returned $878,000 to Certain Local School Boards

Danielle J. Brown
english learners

Confronting English Learners Stark Under-Representation in Gifted & Talented

Jo Napolitano
Alberto Carvalho

Miami’s Carvalho Brings Rock Star Status to Top L.A. Schools Job

Linda Jacobson
Alberto Carvalho

4 Things to Know About Los Angeles Unified’s New Schools Chief

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

A Voucher Program to Curb Bullying in FL Schools Could Expand — But it May Not be About Bullying

Danielle J. Brown
California

States Passed Retention Laws to Combat Learning Loss, But Most Parents Said No

Linda Jacobson
Families

FBI Reaches ‘Unprecedented’ Settlement With Parkland Families

Mark Keierleber
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Moms for Liberty Co-Founder on Parent ‘Warriors’ Who Challenge School Boards

Jo Napolitano
The Big Picture

Surprise Study: Remedial Classes for Middle-Schoolers Led More to Finish College

Kevin Mahnken
Florida

Parkland Suspect to Plead Guilty, Will Face Jury on Death Penalty Decision

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Florida Governor’s Plan to Nix End-of-Year Tests Lacks Details

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

The Fatal Flaws of Conservatives Championing the ‘Recklessly Unmasked’

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

Watch: Ed Leaders Describe Reopening As Delta, Mask Fights Heat Up

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Pandemic

'Horrific': School Leaders Describe Reopening Amid Fights Over Masks, Delta

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Pandemic

Florida Districts Hold Firm On Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Grow

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

This Student-Led Nonprofit is Changing Teens’ Minds on the Vaccine

Asher Lehrer-Small
American Education’s Most Turbulent Year

New Data: Red States Offered 432 More Hours of In-Person Learning v. Blue States

Asher Lehrer-Small
Colorado

Study: Well-Off Families Flee After School Shootings

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

COVID Learning Loss: New Warning as 54% of Miami Kids Below Grade Level in Math

Greg Toppo
Chicago

Kids Keep Getting Hit, Even in Schools Where It’s Banned

Mark Keierleber
The Big Picture

Immigrant Peers Spell Academic Gains For Native-Born Students

Asher Lehrer-Small
Broward County

Runcie Out as Broward Supe After Perjury Arrest

Mark Keierleber
Broward County

Broward Supe Arrested in Parkland Shooting Inquiry

Mark Keierleber
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